RT Cox wrote:

>You are 4 days late for April's Fool. Maybe those people who paint
box cars
>got to a Sandhill......
>a Demoiselle? If it's still there in a week, I'll pay someone to show
it to
>me.
>
>RT Cox
>.
>
RT, after having seen it numerous times while it wintered at the
Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA, the Demoiselle Crane has
left with one group or another of the migrating Sandhills on their
northern migration. When it was first reported on September 30th, many
Californians echoed your sentiments (see
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/messages/264
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/messages/1616

Not knowing what route the Demoiselle will take in it's migration path
with its specific group of Sandhills, it was exciting to hear from afar
of such a large concentration of migrating Sandhills as reported in the
Crane Spectacular posting on Tweeters. So all I can say is that an
uncountable number of birders all over the world very happy if someone
sees and reports the Demoiselle. The resultant ear to ear grins would
far exceed any smiles an April Fool's joke would engender!

Feel free to pass this message on to any more northerly birders who are
on any Sandhill migration routes . . . and Good Birding

Matt Williams
Davis, CA